Collapsible carrier for bottles and columnar objects



Nom -23, 1954 o. VlNES 2,695,127

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Application March 31, 1949, Serial No. 84,648

2 Glaims. (.Cl. 229-.52)

This invention relates to collapsible carriers for bottles,

ited and Case Carriers for Columnar Objects, Serial No.

84,113, filed March 29, 1949, now abandoned, several forms of carriers were described. However, in adapting the carrier to mechanical production it was subsequently found that a simplified blank would be more desirable.

It is an object of the instant invention to provide a carrier that is especially adapted to mass production.

A further object is to provide an inexpensive carrier of sturdy :and light construction.

Still another object is to provide a carrier that requires little storage space when collapsed and yet readily adapted to stacking when uncollapsed and filled.

Other objects of the instant invention will become apparent in the course of thefollowing specification.

In theattainment of these objectives each form of the carrier is made from a rectangular blank without waste. In one form, the blank is so designed that when folded the columnar objects are readily adapted for vertical mechanical insertion through an open top. In another form, the blank is so designed that when folded, the columnar objects may be mechanically inserted in a horizontal position through an open end which is subsequently closed. In some of the forms, especially designed handle members are provided .to facilitate mechanical loading and which also aid in stacking. In addition, sharp edges have been eliminated and reinforcements of a unique character are provided which contribute to the ruggedness of the carriers without adding materially .to the cost thereof.

T he invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings showing by way of example preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

In the drawings:

Figures .1 through 8 show one form of the carrier in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the rectangular blank.

Figure 2 is an end vicwof the blank shown in Figure 1 with the top and bottom edges folded over .and a bottom reinforcement member added.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the partially folded blank shown in Figure 1 with a handle member added.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the partially folded blank shown in Figure 3 but inflated and with the end and middle portions secured.

Figure 5 is an-end -view of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is anend view of the partially folded carrier shown in Figure 4 but with one side of the carrier turned adjacent the other.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the earrier'shownin Figure 6 but with .the ends attached.

Figure 8 is -a view in perspective-of the carrier formed from the blank shown in Figure 1 and with bottles inserted.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary view showing another form of handle construction for the carrier shown in Figure 8.

Figures 10 through 18 show another form of the carrier in which:

Figure 10 is a plan view of the inside surface portion of a blank for another form of the carrier.

2,695,127 Patented Nov. 23, 1954 Figure 11 is a fragmentary plan view of the outside surface portion of the blank shown in Figure 10 with the top reinforcement member in place.

Figure 12 is a top view of the blank shown in Figure 11.

Figure 13 is a top view of the partially inflated carrier formed from the blank shown in Figure 10 prior to being fastened along one end.

Figure 14 is a fragmentary elevational view of the inflated carrier formed from the blank shown in Figure 10.

Figure 15 is a fragmentary end View of the carrier shown in Figure 14.

Figure 16 is an elevational view of the completed carrier with the columnar objects inserted.

Filgglre 17 is an end view of the carrier shown in Fig- .ure

Figures 18 and 19 show another form .of the carrier in which:

Figure 18 is a view in perspective of another form of the carrier shown in Figures 16 .and 17 wherein an especially reinforced handle member has been added.

Figure 19 is a fragmentary sectional view of the handle member showing the method of reinforcement.

Referring now in greater detail to the collapsible carrier shown in Figures 1 through v8 wherein like reference numerals indicate like parts, reference numeral 10 indicates the rectangular blank, 11 the handle member, and

12 the carrier formed from the blank 10.

The blank 10 may be cut from a continuous roll of paper or the like in a size sufficient for the number of columnar objects .to be accommodated. Prior to, simultaneous with, or after the severing operation, the blank .10 is scored along the horizontal lines 13 through 1.7 and along the vertical lines 18 through 27. The horizontal strips 28 and '29 are then turned back along the scored lines 13 and 17, respectively, and may be fastened or unfastened to the contiguous surface portions of the blank as desired but in any event a reinforced opening at the top of the carrier is thereby provided and a raw edge eliminated. If desired, a non-integrally formed reinforcement strip 36 may be attached on either side of the horizontal scored line 15 and of suflicient width so that when folded the strip 30 will reinforce the bottom of the carrier and .extend upwardly above the bottom edges to prevent injury to the carrier at points that may prove to be very vulnerable.

The handle member 11 may be also a non-integrally formed flexible or rigid member andwhen rigid designed to be turned on the scored line,3 1. The handle member 11 may be fastened to the blank while still substantially unfolded and flat .or it may be one of the last-operations and adapted to be inserted and fastened between the two parts of the nearly completed carrier by dipping in glue and then pressing the sides of the carrier together which both afiixes the handle and secures the two parts of the carrier together. In the handle member 11 is an opening 32 formed by slitting along the line 33 and then turning the partially cut out surface portion 34 back along a scored line 35 and attaching in any known manner.

The blank 10 so prepared is then folded into the carrier 12 as follows: The central portion between the scored lines 14 and 16 is folded ,upwardly along the scored line 15 to provide a collapsible bottom member. Then, the portion above the scored line 16 is turned upwardly some along the scored line 16 and that portion below the scored line 14 similarly turned upwardly along the scored line 14 to besuperposed on the previously turned surface rier .of two sections is created and one of the sections,

the one to the left as shown Figure .4, rotated to a position adjacent the other portion as shown in Figure 7. The free ends of the two sections are then overlapped and fastened in any known manner.

Where it is desired, merely by extending the vertical dimension of the blank 10, a carrier that will completely a conceal the columnar objects may be provided. In this case, of course, a different handle member 36 is used. The handle 36 is in two parts 37 and 38 as shown and each part extends downwardly over the opposed sides to which the same are attached as desired. At the top, the handle is provided with registered openings similar to those previously described and may be reinforced.

The operation of the collapsible carrier shown in F1gures 1 through 8 is as follows:

Being especially designed for mass production, the uncollapsed carrier 12 is placed or moved under any mechanical dispenser which deposits three objects, such as the bottles illustrated, in each section of the carrier whereupon the filled carrier is moved to a storage position. If the handle member is such that a part may be turned over the tops of the bottles in one section or if the handle member is in two parts a portion of each part is so turned and a means for readily storing the filled carriers has been attained. While an open top carrier facilitates mechanical loading in a vertical position, if it be desired to cover the objects completely, the mechanical operation may still be accomplished through an open top which is later closed and a different type handle member used as previously described.

In the form of the collapsible carrier shown in Figures through 17, reference numeral indicates the rectangular blank and 51 the carrier formed therefrom.

The rectangular blank 50 is cut from a continuous roll of flexible material such as paper without waste and is of sufficient size when folded to accommodate the desired number of columnar objects. Before or after or simultaneously with the severing operation, the blank 50 is scored along the horizontal lines 52 and 53 and along the vertical lines 54 through 59 to facilitate folding as later described. During the scoring operation or otherwise as desired, the blank is further slit along the lines 60a and 61a and 62 and 63 for the handle member.

To reinforce the top edge of the blank 50, a strip 60 (Fig. 11) may be attached along the outside surface portion thereof but terminating at the inner edge of the vertical segment 61 as shown.

The blank 50 is then folded into the carrier 51 as follows: That portion of the blank 50 between the scored lines 55 and 57 is forced upwardly along the scored line 56 to provide a gusset in one end of the carrier. The vertical strip 64, to the left of the scored line 55 is then turned upwardly on said line at some 90 to the original position. In a simliar manner, that portion 65 of the blank 50 to the right of the scored line 57 is turned upwardly on said line to be superposed on the previously mentioned strip 64 when the carrier is collapsed and to be in spaced parallel arrangement when uncollapsed. The thus partially formed carrier 50 is then secured by turning the vertical strip 66 at an angle some 90 to the plane of the previously turned contiguous side member and the opposite vertical edge in the same manner along the scored line 58 and gluing together the overlapping surface portions 61 and 66 or fastening in any other desired manner. At the bottom, the thus partially formed carrier is closed by turning the superposed surface portions first inwardly along the scored line 52 and then turning said surface portions upwardly along one side of the carrier as shown.

The operation with the carrier 51 is as follows: With the top open, the columnar objects 67 may be readily inserted by mechanical means. When filled, the members forming the sides and ends of the carrier at the top are superposed and fastened together by any suitable means. The openings made for the handle member are superposed and a reinforcing member 68 may be attached in any known manner to eliminate raw edges and to lend strength to the structure.

By changing the dimensions of the blank 50, a carrier 70 for concealing bottles and the like may be provided which differs from the carrier 51 chiefly in the manner of reinforcing the opening through which the objects are mechanically inserted, in the manner of forming the bottom of the carrier, and in the manner of reinforcing the handle member.

It will be recalled that in the forming of the carrier 51, the objects were inserted horizontally through an open top. By suitably extending the dimensions of the blank 50 and folding the bottoms of the partially folded blank in the manner shown in Figure 18, the similar carrier 70 may be formed in which the objects are mechanically inserted vertically as shown. Rather than using the previously described reinforcement strip 60, the top edge of the blank 50 could be turned inwardly and back upon the blank 50. On each side of the carrier 70 and under the turned over edge 72 is a rigid reinforcement member 71 and secured in such position in any known manner, for example rather than slitting the lines 61a and 63 of the handle member, the lines 61a and 63 may be scored only and the partially severed portions turned upwardly around the reinforcement 71 and attached as desired to the turned over edge 72.

The operation with the carrier 70 is substantially the same as that previously described for the carrier 51.

It is apparent that the specific illustrations shown above have been given by way of illustration and not by way of limitation and that the structures above described are subject to wide variation and modification without departing from the scope or intent of the invention all of which variations and modifications are to be included within the scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A collapsible carrier for columnar articles comprising a carrier blank folded longitudinally thereof so as to form two extended side panels joined together along said fold and open adjacent the edges of said panels opposite said fold, the side panels being transversely joined together adhesively adjacent each end thereof and being similarly joined together approximately intermediate said ends, whereby the side walls and the connecting fold of each section of the folded blank between one joined end and the joined intermediate portion form a carrier for columnar articles capable of being brought into juxtaposition by folding the one section over on the other around a fold line extending transversely across the folded blank substantially centrally of said intermediate joined portion of the side walls, and a handle member engaging at least one side wall section of the folded blank.

2. A carrier for columnar articles comprising a carrier blank folded longitudinally thereof to form two side walls for encasing said articles, the bottom support for said articles being provided by portions of the blank forming a gusset fold immediately adjacent said longitudinal fold, the side walls being adhesively joined together transversely thereof adjacent each end and adjacent a section thereof substantiallv intermediate said ends so as to leave open the edges of the side walls opposite said bottom support, the folded blank being folded transversely thereof substantially centrally of the intermediate oined section so as to bring into juxtaposition the two portions of one side wall between the intermediate and end sections thereof, the juxtaposed portions of said s de wall being adhesively joined together so as to provide a carrier for columnar articles on each side of said olned uxtaposed side wall portions, and a handle member engaglng the juxtaposed side wall portions.

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